Political Thinkers

From Socrates to the Present

Edited by David Boucher and Paul Kelly

Excellent breadth and depth, giving students a comprehensive overview of Western political thought in one text.

Carefully edited contributions from international experts, providing students with authoritative and accessible content.

Political Thinkers

From Socrates to the Present

Second Edition

Edited by David Boucher and Paul Kelly

Description

Political Thinkers provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Western political thought written by a team of internationally renowned scholars. This collection provides an overview of the canon of great theorists, from Socrates and the Sophists to contemporary thinkers such as Habermas and Foucault.

The second edition includes two new chapters on Cicero and Kant. It is also accompanied by an Online Resource Center which includes: BL Interactive timeline of thinkers BL Links to journal articles BL Web links

New to this edition: BL Part introductions pinpointing common themes between thinkers BL End-of-chapter discussion questions BL Annotated further reading